As industry heavyweights alternately invest in and abandon the nascent home-networking market, a growing number of start-ups are testing the waters with products that integrate and manage media types in the home.
Australia's much talked about Internet Home was recently sold with a AU$950,000 price tag, but the guts were ripped out of the high-tech house -- once fully decked out with whiz-bang gadgetry and broadband - due to lack of market interest.
Telecommunications companies are only now beginning to realise the potential of broadband in the Australian home. As a Home Service Provider, they'll assume the role of housekeeper - keeping check on the day-to-day running of the Internet-enabled house.
A funky three-storey terrace in the heart of inner Sydney is being showcased as Australia's first entirely Internet-enabled home.
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